Project Management Mastery (PMM)
Obtain essential project management skills that you can use immediately
Project Management Mastery offers the essential project management skills you need to succeed in today’s challenging business environment through a three-day, best-practices-based course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University.
As part of our corporate learning solutions, you’ll learn a streamlined, flexible, step-by-step approach to managing projects of any size. By the end of the third day, you will have acquired hands-on experience in producing and implementing a powerful project plan, including execution and control strategies.
Throughout the course, Project Management Mastery focuses on practical project management skills. You’ll see how to apply proven techniques, templates, and tools for each project phase presented in the course - initiating, defining and organizing, planning, tracking and managing, and closing out.
The concepts and processes presented are reinforced through demonstrations, structured exercises, and group laboratories. You’ll also have a chance to apply the concepts and processes to actual company projects or to a case study. Plus you’ll get a comprehensive Project Management Process Guide to take with you as a handy reference. Automated tools are discussed but not used in the class; all the techniques and approaches introduced can be applied using any of the leading software tools available in the market.
For those organizations who are interested in supplimenting the fundamental project management content of Project Management Mastery with actual tools used in industry, please refer to our 4 day course: Project Management Mastery Plus. Also, to bring complex products to market through programs that require multiple organizational units, read about our course on Integrated Program Management.
* This course does not count toward certification. Applicants may need to complete this course online to satisfy admission requirements.
Courses also available through Instructor Led Live Virtual delivery
All courses can be made available to your team onsite (at your office) or through our live virtual advanced project management program. The Live Virtual program uses web collaboration tools such as WebEx or Live Meeting. Courses are delivered virtually to your team regardless of location. The virtual synchronous option allows individuals from various geographic locations to experience and jointly participate in the live delivery of courses over the internet.
Project Management Mastery Benefits to the Organization
As a result of Project Management Mastery, your organization will benefit from:
- Organization-wide consistency of terminology and methodology for managing projects of varying size and complexity
- Systematic management of risk and change
- Cost-effectiveness as a result of learning project management best practices
- Enhanced ability to develop fact-based data for project decision making
Learning Objectives
After completing Project Management Mastery, you will be able to:
- Review and validate project objectives
- Establish a multi-functional project team
- Define the framework by which team members will work together
- Develop a work breakdown structure (WBS) and assign ownership to each task
- Produce a schedule that can be managed by critical path and float
- Refine estimates and finalize resource requirements
- Develop risk management plans
- Track, assess, and communicate project status
- Manage issues, changes, and additional risks
- Conduct close-out reviews and communicate key lessons learned
Target Audience
Project Management Mastery is an intermediate-level course, targeted for representatives of all functional disciplines who have either attended a basic project management course or have learned successful project management through on-the-job experience or mentoring.
The course is also well-suited for managers of project managers, sponsors, and professionals who can directly contribute to project success.
Prerequisites: There are no hard prerequisites; however, a prior course in project management fundamentals or requisite experience is desirable.
Course Topics
Course Introduction
- Project management capability and organizational success
- Interrelationship with other disciplines and organizational processes
- Introduction to the PMBOK® Guide
Initiate the Project
- Review the project proposal
- Validate proposed objectives
- Prepare the project charter
Define and Organize the Project
- Establish the project organization
- Define project parameters
- Integrate project scope (if part of a program)
- Define the project infrastructure
Plan the Project
- Develop the work breakdown structure
- Develop the preliminary schedule
- Integrate the project schedule (if part of a program)
- Refine estimates and finalize resource commitments
- Optimize the project plan
- Develop risk management plans
- Transition from planning to managing
Track and Manage the Project
- Manage the project plan
- Manage issues, changes, and risks
- Manage the communication process
Close Out the Project
- Complete transition activities
- Conduct project close-out reviews
- Complete administrative close-out
Project Management Mastery may be combined with workshops included in our strategic consulting solutions to create a tailored learning solution for you and your organization. Contact us today to learn more.
